Rick Green
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Rick Green OOnt |
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Rick Green, founder of TotallyADD
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Richard Green November 4, 1953 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Other names | Bill |
| Alma mater | University of Waterloo |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991–Present |
| Website | www.TotallyADD.com |
Rick Green, OOnt (born November 4, 1953) is a Canadian comedian, satirist, and writer. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Waterloo.
From 1975 until 1979, he worked as a presenter at the Ontario Science Centre.
In 1979, he helped found the Toronto-based comedy troupe The Frantics. They were heard on their CBC Radio show Frantic Times and their short-lived television series, Four on the Floor. He can be seen as Bill on The Red Green Show.
His first job was as a Demonstrator at the Ontario Science Centre. As well as presenting shows on Lasers, Electricity, Cryogenics, etc., Rick developed numerous original programs, science plays and exhibits that combined information, humour and entertainment.
In 1979 he plunged into show biz full-time as a member of The Frantics comedy troupe. For the next 8 years they created and performed hundreds of live appearances, 150 radio shows, several albums, a half dozen hit stage shows and the groundbreaking TV series Four On The Floor. In 2003, the Frantics came out of retirement and again performed on stage and television.
In 1989, Green became ‘Commander Rick’, the writer and host of TVO’s speculative fiction news magazine series Prisoners of Gravity.
At the same time, Rick joined Steve Smith to co-create The Red Green Show. He wrote & performed in the show for 11 seasons as the bumbling outdoorsman Bill. The Red Green Show has spun off books (which Rick co-wrote and illustrated), DVD’s, CDs and more. It remains Canada’s longest-running comedy series.
In 1999, Green created History Bites. The Separatists has been nominated for a Canadian Screenwriters Award. In 2004, Rick was named by the Ontario History Teachers as their “Person of the Year”. Based on the success of History Bites, Green was invited to become a member of the advisory board for the Histori.ca foundation in 2003.
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